River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-22

+ along the way, she babe him stand still
Medii. who seemed to have an unwOnted af
lection for his mistress, stood Obediently
( stiIl a her word. Her 1.-the and graceful
form. whose full. rounded curves betOkened
Z health and frequent exercise, lightly swung
Z itself into the saddle At tie word Of com
mand. Medji bore OF his beautiful rider
who disappeared in the direction from which
the young man had Just come-a glorious
creature whom the very gods might have
loved
+ M0uouIess as a statue. daring scarcely "a
{ breathe and gazing after her with straining
eyes stood the young stranger.
so deep had he been ia bought. so far
away from the present. that he had been
taken at Unawarcs The vision burst upon
HIM like g shock
Had il, at last. arrived-the fatal moment
That long loOked-for turning-point in his
career. And that, too, when he least eX-
pected it,
Among thosco his own kith and kin there
occasionally appeared a strange. ungOvern-
able spirit which. sometimes. drove its pos
SCISSOR TO great eytrayagancies; or made
him man ol but one overwhelmingly-ab-
sorbing idea; and that idea 81 absurd, so i'm
practicable that, after the spirit left him. no
one could be more amazed at its evil spell
Than the unfortunate person himself
The young man knew wei this sudden and
always -uucxua.;-l. Berserlz-lil5e frailty of
those IF his own blood Once or twice he
had even himself experienced it, in mild
form. and hal. hitherto. been victorious in
has conflicts with IT,
He felt the spirits sudden awakening
now. n the first fear Of lis struggle with
IL. H. grolncd aloud, and exclaimed:
..NFy Cod What shall t1o ~
Slowly aud with difficulty collecting his
scattered senses. he was about to rush he
knew unt yshiJher-,mg-bers to rid himself
Of this well-uiyh Irresistible impulse, that
was filling him
At tins moment, there fell upon his ear
gay paals Of laughter. floating down the
road a bass and treble in pleasant accord.
lie drew further back into the bushes 10
conceal himself. They soon appeared evi-
IDENTITY servants Of the more intelligent type.
The woman carried, with great care, d
frame ON which was stretched a canvas
bearing the first touches Of sketch in oil.
The EIIu had charge II the easel The two
were casting afiectionata chances, one at
the other; quite clearly pair of lovers
who had arrived at happy understand
ing 81 simple and open were they in as
Stunning tine role. supposed TO be natural
unseen watcher could hardly refrain from
smiling at the various delicate little evi-
dences Of foudness each showed Tor the
other.
They passed out Of sight, but not before
the Young man perceived their relation TO
the first conner. Sine had been skctching,
probably; and these two, no doubt, were her
maid and her groom. Sunset fastening on,
very likclv. She left her easel and sketch in
their charge and mounting her horse
galoped on ahead, towards home.
But, who was she. Some one Of high
rank. evidently. He must and would dis
cover
All meditation now fled from him. A
4 fierce desire for action stimulated MS whole
being The old man spirit began 10 awake.
Z His previous bitter reflections, his plans
for the morrow In fact. whether there
+ were any morrow. at all; even his contest
witt the dreaded insanity thing was
? ballshed from his mind. save one allah
+ so-bing and burning thought, and that the
irresistible desire and unconqucrable re-
. solve 10 learn who she was, where was her
{ hone, and thca-whati Even his extrava-
& gaRce aid not dare say.